![]() ![]() Still licking his wounds, Katzenberg - one of three founders of DreamWorks SKG productions, the parent entity of DreamWorks Animation - produced Shrek with then-partner Pacific Data Images in an effort to turn the faerie tale genre on its ear. ![]() ![]() The film served as a sort of vendetta by one Jeffrey Katzenberg, a former Disney honcho who was booted out in a battle royale over corporate power. Specifically, Shrek was aimed squarely at the legacy of Disney animated features - many of which are based on the age-old tales. Telling the story of a hermitic swamp-dwelling ogre whose territory is overrun by displaced faerie tale creatures, the film was a wild and biting parody of the many cultural clichés stemming from classic children's literature. Debuting in 2001, Shrek was a CG animated feature loosely based off the children's book of the same name by William Steig. ![]() I'm sure most will not require a refresher course on the commercial darling of DreamWorks Animation, but bear with me. Here we have the latest installment in a rather dubious legacy Shrek the Third or, The Further Adventures of One Very Lucky Ogre. Reviewed by Lindsay Mayer, September 28, 2008 Shrek and his trusted companions, Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas), set out to bring Artie back but find their mission is a bigger challenge than they expected.The big green ogre looks great on Blu, but is his third tale on par with the previous two? The most-promising candidate is Princess Fiona's (Cameron Diaz) cousin Artie (Justin Timberlake), a teenage slacker in a medieval high-school. When King Harold suddenly croaks, Shrek (Mike Myers) learns he will have to rule the land of Far, Far Away, unless he can find a suitable heir to the throne. ![]()
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